In other words, business that aren't paying a living wage are being
subsidized by the state. What looks like welfare for poor people is really
welfare for businesses, many of which turn massive profits but take advantage of
government welfare laws to pay their employees dirt cheap wages knowing that the
state will step in to provide health care, food stamps, and housing assistance.

It is too bad KC that business has to make a profit. It is such an awful thing.
Welfare takes money away from private enterprise. Under Mr. Obama we have had a
1% growth for 4 years and the lame stream media plays it off as a successful
economy. The current policies are not working very well. We need less
regulation, lower taxes with a simpler structure, fewer govt workers and the
ones remaining at lower wages more comparable to the private sector and same for
their pensions. We need a legal system that is more efficient and less
expensive.

That's list could easily have been titled, "35 States that vote
democrat." We need a better incentive for work. One like in the old days
when our country was being built. One like, "If you don't work, you
don't eat." Our forefathers would be ashamed of the mess we have made
of this great land.

Totally agree with Pipes, have those people work and receive assistance only it
they work at least 30 hrs. a week. Also limit the amount of assistance and
mandate them to pay taxes instead of working for cash and not reporting
anything. Assitance for the hard working people and denied assitance for the
lazy and the irresponsible ones that keep having children eventhough do not have
means to provide for them.